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Trivia: Musical Terms
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1. Tone color - quality of sound that distinguishes one verse or instrument to another. It is determined by the harmonies of sound.
Orchestration
Timbre
Sequence
Tempo
2. A musical form where the melody or tune is imitated by individual parts at regular intervals. The individual parts may enter at different measures and pitches. The tune may also be played at different speeds - backwards - or inverted.
Polyphony
Octet
Canon
Parody
3. Singing in unison - texts in a free rhythm. Similar to the rhythm of speech.
Polytonality
Chant
Orchestration
Exposition
4. A mild glissando between two notes for an expressive effect.
Cavatina
EnharmonicInterval
Piano
Portamento
5. Pertaining to the fugue - the overlapping of the same theme or motif by two or more voices a few beats apart.
Measure
Orchestra
Relative major and minor
Stretto
6. A musical scale having five notes.For example: the five black keys of a keyboard make up a pentatonic scale.
Renaissance
Renaissance
Pentatonic Scale
Recitative
7. To repeat a previous part of a composition generally after other music has been played.
Harmony
Reprise
Prelude
Suite
8. A string of chords played in succession.
Intonation
Counterpoint
Grazioso
Chord progression
9. A symbol used in musical notation indicating to gradually quicken tempo.
Suite
Fourth
Accelerando
Staccato
10. A rhythmic succession of musical tones - a melody for instruments and voices.
Drone
Part
Tune
Refrain
11. A melodic or - sometimes a harmonic idea presented in a musical form.
Theme
Scherzo
Monotone
Recapitulation
12. Arrangement of music for a combined number of instruments.
Instrumentation
Obbligato
Slur
Elegy
13. Creating variation pitch in a note by quickly alternating between notes.
Presto
Presto
Cadenza
Vibrato
14. A system of notation for stringed instruments. The notes are indicated by the finger positions.
Mezzo
Clef
Ensemble
Tablature
15. A line in a contrapuntal work performed by an individual voice or instrument.
Minuet
Refrain
Orchestra
Part
16. Singing or chanting in unison without strict rhythm. Collected during the Reign of Pope Gregory VIII for psalms and other other parts of the church service.
Rhythm
Movement
Gregorian Chant
Octet
17. Successive notes of a key or mode either ascending or descending.
Galliard
Scale
Opera
Resonance
18. A short and simple melody performed by a soloist that is part of a larger piece.
Waltz
Cavatina
Oratorio
EnharmonicInterval
19. The keyboard of a stringed instrument.
Falsetto
Clavier
Medley
March
20. A short or brief sonata.
Sonatina
Fugue
Baroque
Whole-tone scale
21. The playing or singing the upper half of the vocal range. Also the highest voice in choral singing.
Tune
Minuet
Treble
Symphony
22. A direction in sheet music indicating the tempo is to be very fast.
Monotone
Carol
Tonality
Presto
23. Repetition of a single tone.
Triple time
Monotone
Quadrille
Rococo
24. A short piece originally preceded by a more substantial work - also an orchestral introduction to opera - however not lengthy enough to be considered an overture.
Vibrato
Prelude
Orchestration
Klangfarbenmelodie
25. The first violin in an orchestra.
Intermezzo
Concert master
Suite
Clef
26. Convenient method of numbering a composer's works where a number follows the word 'opus'.For example - Opus 28 - No. 4.
Theme
Tonal
Opus
Piano
27. Three notes played in the same amount of time as one or two beats.
Triplet
Modes
Capriccio
Orchestration
28. Movement in music where the characteristics are crisp and direct.
Neoclassical
Orchestra
Key signature
Key signature
29. One of two or more parts in polyphonic music. Voice refers to instrumental parts as well as the singing voice.
Movement
Sonata form
Treble
Voice
30. Refers to any great composer - conductor - or teacher of music.
Partita
Maestro
Renaissance
Theme
31. The major and minor keys that share the same notes in that key.For example: A minor shares the same note as C major.
Ostinato
Relative major and minor
Capriccio
System
32. The frequency of a note determining how high or low it sounds.
Fugue
Clavier
Nocturne
Pitch
33. Singing in unison - texts in a free rhythm. Similar to the rhythm of speech.
Vivace
Orchestra
Fugue
Chant
34. An extended solo - often accompanying the vocal part of an aria.
Courante
Obbligato
Chant
Tremolo
35. A dirge - hymn - or musical service for the repose of the dead.
Verismo
Classical
Requiem
Tone less
36. Short movement or interlude connecting the main parts of the composition.
Orchestra
Root
Intermezzo
Elegy
37. A quick 20th century dance written in double time.
Rigaudon
Fugue
Unison
Introduction
38. 3 or 4 notes played simultaneously in harmony.
Prelude
Rubato
Chord
Expressionism
39. Word to indicate that the movement or entire composition is to be played smoothly.
Gavotte
Natural
Libretto
Legato
40. System of notes or tones based on and named after the key note.
Grave
Modes
Key
Relative major and minor
41. Pleasing combination of two or three tones played together in the background while a melody is being played. Harmony also refers to the study of chord progressions.
Harmony
Trill
Rubato
Rondo
42. A composition written for three voices and instruments performed by three people
Movement
Trio
Tone less
Form
43. Piece of instrumental music played between scenes in a play or opera.
Interlude
Espressivo
Sonata form
Tutti
44. The structure of a piece of music.
Form
Refrain
Suite
Accessible
45. Passage for the entire ensemble or orchestra without a soloist.
Modulation
Tutti
Adagio
Staccato
46. A large group of instrumentalists playing together.
Orchestra
Fugue
Flat
Galliard
47. Group of singers in a chorus.
Choir
Consonance
Grazioso
Piano
48. Music that is easy to listen to and understand.
Slur
Accessible
Tuning
Allegro
49. A musical style characterized as excessive - ornamental - and trivial.
Slide
Trill
Rococo
Flat
50. The principal note of a triad.
Medley
Movement
Root
Whole-tone scale